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followrulesbho.dll

Follow Rules

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module followrulesbho.dll by Follow Rules has been detected as adware by 40 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Follow Rules by Yontoo Technology, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages. The file has been seen being downloaded from install-cdn.followrulessoftware.com and multiple other hosts.

File name:

followrulesbho.dll

Publisher:

Follow Rules (signed and verified)

Product:

Follow Rules

Version:

1.0.0.7

MD5:

616611ac4e22349fccadc1791b45a6e2

SHA-1:

cf41dc4f77d3810a68a50342f1b29677d11f773e

SHA-256:

ac8f7ae9c381687cef71ecce6dad17284cced414167abe524554c2ef8cd50e75

Scanner detections:

40 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:

12/26/2024 4:05:14 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Adware.BrowseFox.CD

431

Agnitum Outpost

Riskware.Agent

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.BrowseFox

2015.09.28

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2

8.3.2.2

Arcabit

PUP.Adware.FollowRules.ega

1.0.0.567

avast!

MSIL:BrowseFox-S [PUP]

2014.9-151130

AVG

AdPlugin

2016.0.2909

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.BrowseFox

4.0.3.151130

Bitdefender

Adware.BrowseFox.CD

1.0.20.1670

Bkav FE

W32.BrowseFoxAC.Adware

1.3.0.7237

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Browsefox-172

0.98/21511

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

23315

Dr.Web

Trojan.Yontoo.1734

9.0.1.0334

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Adware.BrowseFox.CD

8.15.11.30.08

ESET NOD32

Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted (variant)

9.12320

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/BrowseFox

11/30/2015

F-Prot

W32/S-f64f6ec1

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Adware.BrowseFox.CD

11.2015-30-11_2

G Data

Adware.BrowseFox.CD

15.11.25

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.BrowseFox

t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.210.17345

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent

14.0.0.1041

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.FollowRules

v2015.11.30.08

McAfee

Artemis!616611AC4E22

5600.6565

MicroWorld eScan

Adware.BrowseFox.CD

16.0.0.1002

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo

0.30.26.3725

Norman

Gen:Variant.Adware.BetterBrowse.1

11.20151130

nProtect

Adware.BrowseFox.CD

15.09.25.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/CI.A

15.11.30.08

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

PUA.Followrule.Gen

11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Yontoo.FollowRules (M)

15.11.30.20

Rising Antivirus

PE:Adware.BrowseFox!6.1D8B[F1]

23.00.65.151128

Sophos

Browse Fox (PUA)

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.BrowseFox/Variant

9475

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00LH14

7.2.334

Trend Micro

TROJ_GEN.R047C0OCI15

10.465.30

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.MSIL.Agent

3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus

Trojan.Win32.Generic

44118

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.Agent.Win32.59171

2.0.0.2418

File size:

262.7 KB (269,040 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.7

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\follow rules\followrulesbho.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Follow Rules

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/10/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

1/11/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Follow Rules, O=Follow Rules, L=San Diego, S=California, C=US

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

360C16AC576B09F5DFA927EA0089856F

Registration

CLSID:

{f6d23555-8478-48e6-a7ff-03a2762bfee4}

COM registered:

Yes

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

2/22/2015 4:47:44 PM

OS version:

6.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:+miYckCqEbUViVqUsVNXBB+/DFK3wY+K19ZKT1h2fRcEX:+miYckOiiVMrXBdD9Z6E2U

Entry address:

0xF515

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, EA, 7E, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 07, 00, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, D8, 21, 03, 10, E8, 4C, 02, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 4C, 77, 03, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, C4, 93, 02, 10, 85, C9, 74, 0C, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, FF, D1, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 0F, 84, B1, 00, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, 11, FE, FF, FF, 89, 45, E4... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.0740

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

159 KB (162,816 bytes)

The file followrulesbho.dll has been discovered within the following program.

Follow Rules by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

Once this adware is installed the application integrates inside the browser through multiple means and will deliver ads including but not limited to banner ads, text-links, coupons and other offers both by injecting them in the user's web browser as well as displaying popups outside of the browser.

followrulessoftware.com/support

80% remove it

The file followrulesbho.dll has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://install-cdn.followrulessoftware.com/bed?r=2015022322&bet=3

http://install-cdn.followrulessoftware.com/bed?r=2015022303&bet=3

http://install-cdn.followrulessoftware.com/bed?r=2015022318&bet=3

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